PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press convention on Tuesday to discuss the success of Florida’s Purple Star Faculties of Distinction program.
He was joined by Florida Dept. of Veterans Affairs Director, James ‘Hammer’ Hartsell, at Callaway Elementary Faculty to commend this system, which is awarded to colleges that provide in depth assist for army households.
In his speech, DeSantis acknowledged the shortage of stability a profession within the army affords.
“It isn’t straightforward when you’ve got youngsters at school, and children have to modify colleges,” mentioned DeSantis.
“We needed to make it possible for these transitions have been optimistic, the expertise was optimistic for our army households, and that’s why we created the ‘purple stars faculty of distinction program,” DeSantis defined.
100 and seventy-six colleges throughout Florida have now earned this designation, a feat which he described as “a outstanding achievement.”
